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The World Trade Organization Law, Practice and Policy 2nd Edition

Author: Mitsuo Matsushita; Thomas J. Schoenbaum; Petros C. Mavroidis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199284566
Published In: March 2006
Format: Hardback , 1098 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Fully updated new edition of this acclaimed work by a team of high-profile specialists in WTO law
Provides comprehensive coverage of all areas of the WTO's activities with particular emphasis on the Dispute Settlement System
Tackles controversial issues of fair trade for developing countries
This edition contains new chapters on Trade in Agriculture and on Government Procurement and Trade

New to this edition

Updates in every chapter on recent developments with particular emphasis on the Dispute Settlement System
New chapters on Trade in Agriculture and on Government Procurement and Trade

The WTO is one of the most important intergovernmental organizations in the world, yet the way in which it functions as an organization and the scope of its authority and power are still poorly understood. This comprehensively revised new edition of the acclaimed work by an outstanding team of WTO law specialists, provides a complete overview of the law and practice of the WTO.

The authors begin with the institutional law of the WTO (such as the sources of law and remedies of the dispute settlement system), then tackle the principal substantive obligations of the WTO regime (including tariffs, quotas, and MFN). They then move on to consider unfair trade, regional trading arrangements, and developing countries. In its final section the book deals with the consequences of globalization: firstly where WTO law confronts legal regimes governing issues of competition and intellectual property, and secondly, where free trade is seen to be incompatible with certain human rights. This edition also includes new chapters on trade in agriculture and on government procurement and trade.

This book will be of interest to all scholars, students, and practitioners seeking to understand this pivotal yet controversial international organization and world trade in general.

Readership: Scholars, students and practitioners of law working in or having an interest in the law of the WTO. Scholars and students from other disciplines such as economics, business and politics researching aspects of the WTO, globalization of business and trade or the world trading system.

1: The World Trade Organization

2: Sources of Law

3: The WTO and Domestic Law

4: Dispute Settlement

5: Enforcement of WTO Obligations: Remedies and Compliance

6: The Most-Favoured Nation Principle

7: The National Treatment Principle

8: Tariffs, Quotas, and Other Barriers to Market Access

9: Agriculture

10: Subsidies and Counterveiling Duties

11: Antidumping

12: Safeguards

13: Technical Barriers to Trade

14: Preferential Trade Agreements in the WTO

15: Export Controls and National Security

16: Trade in Services

17: Intellectual Property

18: Government Procurement

19: Developing Countries

20: Environmental Protection and Trade

21: Trade and Investment

22: Competition Policy and Trade

23: Future Challenges

Mitsuo Matsushita, Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University and a former member of the WTO Appellate Body, Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Rusk Professor of International Law at the University of Georgia, and Petros C. Mavroidis, Professor of Law at the University of Neuchatel

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"'[An] excellent contribution to a better understanding of the discipline...it should not be thought that only law students and those practicing in the area may benefit... the book is a success not only because both theoretical and practical insights are put forward, but also because it reflects the geographical competence of the authors. Together they provide the reader with valuable information about the national laws and jurisprudence pertaining to trade in Japan, the USA and Europe... easy to read, it is all-encompassing...Chapter 21 at the very end of the book, in which consideration is given to the future challenges facing the WTO system, is remarkable...an attention-grabbing and lively discussion, which will be interesting to the lay reader and helpful for teaching staff.' - Galina Zukova, Yearbook of European Law

"... the book is a success not only because both theoretical and practical insights are put forward, but also because it reflects the geographical competence of the authors. Together they provide the reader with valuable information about the national laws and jurisprudence pertaining to trade in Japan, the USA and Europe." - Yearbook of European Law

"There are academic books which become classics in their field shortly after publication. The two books to be reviewed here are such examples. They are already frequently cited and widely held to be authoritative." - European Journal of International Law (reviewed together with Lowenfeld: International Economic Law - 0-19-926411-2)

"If you want to understand what is arguably the most important international institution, and how its rules operate, I recommend it highly ... one day your insurers might even thank you for buying it." - Legal Week

"This is an important book that will become the benchmark for all that follow." - Legal Week

"If you want to learn about the WTO, this book is a great place to start. It is well written by acknowledged experts. It is a comprehensive overview of the subject and is written with a view to practice as well as academia ... For us impatient practitioners, it also has sensible and logical tables of contents and international legal sources." - Legal Week

"The authors are highly competent "old hands" within their respective field[s] of endeavour, and their familiarity with their subject[s] comes through unmistakably." - Journal of the Commonwealth Lawyers

"... timely ... offers an authoritative exposition of the law, practice and policies of the World Trade Organisation." - Journal of the Commonwealth Lawyers